Kaden Honeycutt - Love’s RV Stop 225 Race Preview
Race: Love's RV Stop 225 (85 laps / 226.1 miles) | Race 20 of 23
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Location: Lincoln, Alabama
Date & Time: Friday, October 4th | 4:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90
No. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Honeycutt's Talladega Stats: Kaden Honeycutt has only made one previous NCTS start at Talladega, but in his lone race back in 2021, the driver of the No. 45 finished 11th.
- Gould's Talladega Stats: Phil Gould has served as crew chief for five CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2020, Gould's team finished second with Trevor Bayne behind the wheel. Gould has called seven Xfinity Series races here with one top-10 earned by Elliott Sadler (seventh) in 2015. The track is the site of his Cup Series debut atop the box which came while working with Ryan Reed in 2016.
- Part-Time Turned Full-Time: Yesterday, Honeycutt was announced as the team's second addition to its full-time driver lineup for 2025. Having competed in 10 starts this year, Honeycutt's five top-10s proved to be the most out of any driver in the No. 45 truck. He will finish out the rest of this season to prepare for a Playoffs run next year.
- On the Truck: Honeycutt's No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Moore's Venture Foods, a family-owned grocery store chain located in Oklahoma. 2024 marks the company's 50th anniversary of the first store opening, and has been operated by the Moore family for three generations.
- 'Double Dirty': Following the conclusion of Friday's Love's RV Stop 225, Honeycutt will rush across the street to the Talladega Short Track and compete in the Jerry Goodwin Tribute Race to Beat Cancer with his dirt super late model. Honeycutt plans to race both Friday and Saturday night's features with the Hunt the Front Dirt Series.
- Recapping Kansas: Kaden Honeycutt had another great showing at Kansas and finished where he did in the spring. Honeycutt started off the day by qualifying sixth and picked up two spots to cross the line fourth in stage one. In stage two, the truck dropped to eighth, but a gutsy strategy call to stay out on the racetrack led to another fourth-place finish.
- Owner Points Outlook: Honeycutt and the No. 45 team came oh-so-close to advancing into the Round of 8, but misfortunes in Bristol left the team five points short of making the cut. The team's primary focus has since shifted to accumulating as many points as possible for the rest of the year as fifth place is still up for grabs.
- Quoting Honeycutt: Have you ever been in a position to go race your truck and instantly hop in a dirt car on the same day?
“Nope, I’ve never done that. That’s going to be extremely fun for me to do and I can’t wait to go there and race at both the super speedway and the dirt track all in the same day. Thankfully, Talladega isn’t a physically-demanding track for us in the trucks, but it’s all mentally draining. I’ve never raced on the Talladega Short Track before, but it’s different than what I’m used to. There’s red clay, and they’ve added a wall there, so things have changed. I’m really excited to go from track-to-track and hope we can put together some good runs at both.”
- Quoting Gould: Do you think your team needs to go after stage points or is it best to wait till the end?
“I think it’s best to race the whole time. Stage points are nice to chase after since we are still in a points battle of our own, but also, Kaden just needs to learn how to race on the speedways. I’ve seen this before when I was working with Carson (Hocevar). We rode around in the back for his first couple of speedway races, and when it came time for him to race, he really didn’t know what to do. So, I think it’ll be best looking ahead to next year for Kaden to go out and race all day so he’s ready for Daytona.”
About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2024, Niece Motorsports enters its ninth season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as X @NieceMotorsport.
About Moore's Venture Foods: Moore's Venture Foods is a family-owned grocery store chain located in Oklahoma. The chain has brick-and-mortar stores in Alva, Fairfax, Shattuck, and Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and has been operated by the Moore family for three generations. To learn more, please visit www.MooresVentureFoods.com.
